Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Welcome to Arrrrgghh class!

What a fantastic first week back we had! The kids absolutely loved the under the sea and pirate theme. In particular, they loved role playing and pretending to be pirates. We even went on a treasure hunt! Have a look at what we got up to last week.

The kids loved touching and feeling real items from a beach/under the sea. It helped them think back to times that they were at a beach. I overheard many kids telling their friends that they have seen seashells before when they were on holiday!



The girls enjoyed making mermaid tails to put on their pictures. Have a look at our display board in the soft play room to see their results. 


Water play was a big hit and they loved picking out seaweed from the basin!


 Mungkorn took his favourite animals on a boat ride through the sea :)

Even Mr.Ted took part in the water fun!











We did a lot of name writing as well, and we are getting better by the day!






The pirate theme was a lot of fun!! Look at us making our faces into pirates -  you can see them on our display board in the soft play room.












Being a pirate is fun! We love dressing up...aaarrrrgh!





















 Lucy preferred to stick to her princess outfit!


The kids had a lot of fun going on a treasure hunt. They were able to 'read a map' very well! They also allowed their imagination to flow and pretended to go through an island and the ocean to get to the treasure.
































KM were such well behaved kids last week that they managed to fill up their bucket with balls. This meant they got to have popcorn and watch a cartoon during golden time on Friday. Well done!!!



As a home activity, please practice this game online with your child. It will help them recognise and represent numbers. Also, learning how to work a mouse will use a lot of fine motor balance. 

Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Term 3; term of independence.

Hello parents,

Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely break with your kids. We are back in the swing of things this term - and one of our main focuses will be developing (more) independence in your children. To start off, we will be asking the kids to unpack their own bags in the morning and then to carry it up by themselves. Our table downstairs is set up with signs to help the kids. Please encourage your child to follow these signs when they come in, in the morning.







As a home activity, please encourage your child to pack their own bags for school. Additionally, allow them to start dressing themselves, work on putting buttons and shoe clasps on. These are all things that we will be practicing in school, this term. 






In terms of our topic, we have made a fantastic start on 'Under the Sea' at KM. The kids enjoyed listening to the rainbow fish; they learnt the importance of sharing and being nice to friends, through this book. 


The kids enjoyed their first day free playing and exploring the resources that were set up for the new topic. 


















I hope you have a great week! please come and chat to me after 3pm, if you would like to talk about your child.